Nissan will discontinue its Altima hybrid model after 2011 and instead focus on “four- and six-cylinder models for model year 2012, which make up the large majority of sales for the [Altima],” according to a company spokesman. We take this to mean that the limited-availability hybrid wasn’t moving in sufficiently large volumes to keep it viable.

The Altima hybrid arrived in 2007 using hybrid technology licensed from Toyota. While mid-size hybrids like the Toyota Camry and Ford Fusion have been well received in the marketplace, the gas-electric Altima has seen fewer takers for a variety of reasons, not least of which is its availability in only a handful of states.

If you do live in one of the 10 California-emissions states where the Altima is sold, 2011 models should still be on dealer lots, and we imagine you could get a pretty discount from the starting sticker price of $27,560.